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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 13F FORM 13F COVER PAGE |
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| Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: | 06-30-2016 |
| Check here if Amendment | Amendment Number: | |
| This Amendment (Check only one.): | is a restatement. | |
| adds new holdings entries. |
| Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: | |
| Name: | MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/ |
| Address: | 111 HUNTINGTON AVENUE |
| 24TH FLOOR | |
| BOSTON, MA 02199 | |
| Form 13F File Number: | 028-04968 |
The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.
| Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: | ||||
| Name: | Jessica Howell | |||
| Title: | Authorized Person | |||
| Phone: | 617 954 4856 | |||
| Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: | ||||
| /s/ Jessica Howell | Boston, MA | 08-12-2016 | ||
| [Signature] | [City, State] | [Date] | ||
| Please note that a de minimis portion of those shares listed as having sole voting authority in Column 8 of the Information Table may have non-voting authority. Please also note that positions of interlisted Canadian issuers are aggregates of purchases made on US and Canadian exchanges. | ||||
| Report Type (Check only one.): | |
| 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) | |
| 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) | |
| X | 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) |
| List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager: [If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.] | |||
| Form 13F File Number | Name | ||
| 028-01190 | Frank Russell Company | ||
| 028-00487 | USAA Investment Management Company | ||
| Form 13F Summary Page | |||||
| Report Summary: | |||||
| Number of Other Included Managers: | 8 | ||||
| Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: | 2,714 | ||||
| Form 13F Information Table Value Total: | 198,402,220 | ||||
| (thousands) | |||||
| List of Other Included Managers: | |||
| Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report. | |||
| [If there are no entries in this list, state “NONE” and omit the column headings and list entries.] | |||
| No. | Form 13F File Number | Name | |
| 1 | 028-13173 | MFS Institutional Advisors, Inc. | |
| 2 | 028-13180 | MFS Investment Management Company (LUX) S.A.R.L. | |
| 3 | 028-16137 | MFS International Singapore Pte. Ltd. | |
| 4 | 028-13178 | MFS International (U.K.) Limited | |
| 5 | 028-13177 | MFS Investment Management K.K. | |
| 6 | 028-13175 | MFS Heritage Trust Company | |
| 7 | 028-06597 | MFS Investment Management Canada Ltd | |
| 8 | 028-06325 | New York Life Investment Management LLC | |